Floods

As of Tuesday morning: 735 requests for ‘Flood Allowance’ addressed to the police

As of Tuesday morning, 735 applications had been registered for Flood Allowance compensation. Figure provided by the Minister of Public Infrastructure during parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday, April 23.

1 year, 2 months ago

Floods “directly linked” to development planning

Rush to build infrastructure because of promises made by the government

1 year, 7 months ago

Heavy rains: more than half of southern plantations affected

If facing the dry period, heavy rains are beneficial to our reservoirs, this is not the case for plantations, especially for the southern region and the central plateau.

1 year, 7 months ago

Inondations à Cottage : 57 interventions des pompiers

Les fortes averses de ce lundi ont provoqué des accumulations d’eau dans différentes régions. C’est la région du nord qui a été la plus affectée, avec des opérations de sauvetage à Cottage et à Mount, entre autres.

6 years, 6 months ago

Le Bagatelle Dam et la rivière Terre-Rouge, régions à risque ce vendredi

Il est déconseillé au public de se rendre près du Bagatelle Dam et de la rivière Terre-Rouge, le vendredi 2 juin 2017. «Ne mettez pas votre vie en danger ni celle de vos enfants.» C’est ce que déclare le ministère de l’Energie et des Services publics dans un communiqué émis, ce jeudi 1er juin.

8 years, 1 month ago

Fortes Pluies: Fond-du-Sac et Grand-Baie Condamnés aux Inondations

Deux images fortes qui ont fait le buzz : à Fond-du- Sac, une maison ayant de l’eau jusque sous son auvent et à Grand-Baie, des enfants se déplaçant dans un kayak dans une rue sous la flotte.

9 years, 4 months ago

Relief Effort Underway for Flood-Ravaged Chennai in India

Chennai, a city of 4.6 million people on India's southeast coast, is reeling from some of the heaviest and deadliest rains in decades.

9 years, 7 months ago

India's Chennai Hit by Rain and Deadly Flooding

More than 70 people have been killed as incessant rains continue to batter the southern Indian city of Chennai, media reports say.

9 years, 7 months ago

France Floods: 17 Dead on Riviera After Storms

Violent storms and flooding have hit south-eastern France, killing at least 17 people with four more missing, officials say.

9 years, 9 months ago

Floods Leave 3 Dead, 23 Missing After Record Japan Rains

Three people died and 23 were missing in floods after record rains burst the banks of two rivers in Japan in two days, public broadcaster NHK said.

9 years, 9 months ago

Escaped Zoo Tiger Kills Man in Tbilisi, Georgia

Police have shot and killed a white tiger that killed a man Wednesday in Tbilisi, Georgia, a Ministry of Internal Affairs representative said, after severe flooding allowed hundreds of wild animals to escape the city zoo.

10 years ago

Heavy Rains Trigger Flood Fears in Kashmir; Six Dead

A landslide in the Himalayan region of Kashmir killed six people and left 10 missing, police said on Monday, as unseasonal rains swept India, damaging crops and raising fears of flash floods in the mountainous north.

10 years, 3 months ago

Deux Ans Depuis les Inondations du 30 Mars: «Le Danger Est Toujours Là»

«C’est comme un grand vide…» Deux ans après les inondations qui ont coûté la vie à onze personnes, le 30 mars 2013, la douleur est toujours vive, confie Jason Wright, porte-parole du Front commun des proches des victimes. Il a perdu sa mère Sylvia et son frère Jeffrey, piégés par les eaux dans le passage souterrain du Caudan.

10 years, 3 months ago

Météo: le Sud et l’Est Frappés par de Grosses Averses, des Maisons Inondées

91,2 mm de pluies enregistrés en trois heures dans la région de Rose-Belle, 74,6 mm à Providence, 28,2 mm à Mon Bois, 26 mm à Queen Victoria… Résultat: plusieurs maisons ont été inondées, notamment à Rose-Belle, à Flacq et à Nouvelle-France, ce jeudi 22 janvier.

10 years, 5 months ago

Death Toll Climbs in Flood-Hit India and Pakistan

Pakistan's government says at least 280 citizens are dead and more than 500 injured. At least 200 people have died in India, its government says; some volunteers fear a higher toll.

10 years, 9 months ago